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The Newsroom - America is not the greatest country in the world anymore...(Restricted language)

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What it is

The opening scene of HBO's The Newsroom, in which anchor Will McAvoy answers a student's question about why America is the greatest country. He delivers a blunt speech arguing it no longer is.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Posted in threads on US costs and institutions as a famous fictional rebuttal to American exceptionalism.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “this a great riposte to "freedom in the US”

    Fictional speech rebutting US exceptionalism about freedom.

    manarth, 2026-07 · Recommendation · in “Why American ambulance rides are so expensive”

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Topics: the newsroom, tv clip, us politics, monologue

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